Toronto-based duo Memoryhouse’s new EP The Years is a collection of mellow electronica filled with layers of delicate vocals and soft instrumentation. That’s pretty much [...]

Check out Dave MacIntyre’s gorgeous shots of The Horrors from their performance in Toronto.

David Brock is a Toronto-based writer. He has written libretto for operas that have been performed in Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, Glasgow, and London. He [...]

If I were to play a word association game with you and I started with “hardcore,” you probably wouldn’t answer back with “rock opera.” Well, [...]

Check out a review and great photos of Cibo Matto’s performance in Toronto!

Coverage of Descendents’ mind-blowing set at NXNE 2011, plus pics and words on Fucked Up’s show.

One of the beautiful things about NXNE is that one can stick with big-name acts, or get adventurous and go find the lesser-known artists.

Brooklyn-based indie-rockers Yeasayer brought their unique brand of harmonic rock mixed with psychedelic melodies and electro beats to Toronto.

The bat thudded against the window. Peter felt it — broken glass in his gut — though the window didn’t break. No alarm went off. [...]

If I could do it all over again and not bore people to death with my artistic dreams, performance-based emails, sense of mostly masculine entitlement, [...]

Asobi Seksu’s mixture of ethereal guitar layers strummed by James Hanna and the nothing-short-of-angelic vocals of Yuki Chikudate were intoxicating. Looking around the room I saw fans with their eyes closed, letting the music wash over them, only briefly snapping back to reality to cheer at each song’s completion. The drumsticks of Larry Gorman were a blur in the white strobe lights, and bassist Billy Pavone delivered an amazing, often fever-pitched performance.

The Luyas recently completed their Dead Oceans debut. Too Beautiful to Work will be released on February 22 (February 21, in the UK). A picture-perfect collection [...]

“Not In Love,” originally by the 1980s New Wave band Platinum Blonde, was covered by Crystal Castles for their latest album — and now they’ve [...]

As the summer days die away, Verbicide Select Mixtape roars back to life with a seventh volume, now available for free download. We’ve got classic [...]

Toronto, Canada’s Fucked Up have impressed me since their earliest EPs. In their nearly 10 years of existence, their sound has evolved over time — [...]